Art. III.] 
Cockerell, New Mexico Bees. 
45 
tured. (Santa F6, on white umbelliferous flowers, July 
i6, 1894.) .... aschpiadisy CklL, n. sp. 
(so-called because a pollen-body of Asdepias is ad- 
herent to the mouth of the type specimen.) 
About 7 mm. long ; resembles asdepiadisy but differs in 
the broader face, the flagellum more inclined to ferru- 
ginous beneath ; the metathoracic enclosure with fewer, 
more radiating wrinkles ; the upper port of the sides 
' of the metathorax more bulging and less strongly sculp- 
tured ; femora black, tibiae and tarsi dull ferruginous, 
tibiae with a suffused dark spot ; mandibles simple ; 
labrum inclined to be notched. (Mesilla Valley, at 
flowers of Sophiay April 12.) . perlustransy CklL, n, sp. 
Subfamily. ANDRENIN^. 
Halictus. 
Females. 
Head and thorax black, abdomen rufous, . , . , i 
Head and thorax black, abdomen black with well formed hair-bands, 2 
Head and thorax black, abdomen not distinctly banded, but often 
pubescent, ....... 7 
Head and thorax black, with a faint greenish tinge, or quite green, ab- 
domen with well-formed hair-bands ; size not over 7 mm., . 9 
Head and thorax green or blue, abdomen without distinct hair-bauds, 10 
1. Ocelli : extremely large, stigma honey-color, abomen apri- 
cot color. (Mesilla Valley.) . texanusy Cress, {Parasphecodes .) 
Looks exactly like a Sphecodes ; 7 mm. long, abdomen 
broad, dark apricot color, basal half of first segment 
black. Head and thorax strongly and very closely 
punctured, especially the head ; head longitudinally 
oval, face much longer than broad, clypeus with large 
sparse punctures, scape thickly punctured, ocelli ordi- 
nary, antennse short, flagellum except the first,., two 
joints ferruginous beneath ; mesothorax with median 
and parapsidal grooves distinct ; base of metathorax 
rugose, enclosure not defined, but bounded behind by 
a smooth shining area ; tegulae amber-color ; wings hy- 
aline, nervures and stigma dark sepia ; legs dark, with 
light pubescence, first joint of hind tarsus with a brush 
of bright orange hair at its tip ; abdomen with close 
small punctures, first segment nearly impunctate. (San- 
ta F^, Aug. I, probably either on Solidago or Clematisy 
caught by either Myrtle Boyle or Veer_ Boyle.) 
. . . . ovalicepSy CklL, n. sp. 
2. Cheeks produced to a prominent angle beneath; rather 
large species. (Mesilla Valley, Santa Fd. &c.) . ligafus, Say. 
Cheeks not produced beneath, ... 3 
